Croatia vs Greece

Croatia and Greece compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Greece has about 2.7 times as many people as Croatia: 10.4 million against 3.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Croatia ($27,104) and Greece ($26,948) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Greece (2.1%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Croatia (3.7%) than in Greece (2.5%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Greece (8.5%) than in Croatia (5%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Greece can expect to live 2.9 years longer than one born in Croatia: 81.8 years against 78.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Greece is older: half of its people are over 45.7 years, against 44.8 years in Croatia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Greece (86.3%) than in Croatia (83.6%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Greece (5 tonnes) are 4% higher than in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Greece (36.9%) than in Croatia (34.8%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2024.